In Program Year 2012, the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development was tasked with coming up with two game-changers by Governor Mary Fallin. In order to identify the game changers, the Council developed the following framework for...

The contents of this document include the Information Technology Accessibility standards to comply with the law passed by the Oklahoma Legislature and signed by the Governor of Oklahoma in 2004. The standards apply to all state agencies, as...

The 2007 Supplemental Field Investigation Work Plan (EMC2, 2007a) was prepared to outline procedures for performing additional characterization at the Collinsville Zinc Smelter Site (CZS) located near Collinsville, Oklahoma. That Work Plan included...

This Plan serves to document the quality system and define the quality assurance policies and procedures within the State Environmental Laboratory Services Division (SELSD) of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) under Director Lake’s leadership has embarked on a two-year journey to remake the way that our agency provides services to Oklahomans in need. At the heart of this effort is the agency strategic plan...

The mission of Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) is to prevent child abuse and neglect by eliminating risk factors.;
The Healthy Families America Approach is used by all of the Child Abuse Prevention Fund community-based family...

The objectives of this research project: To verify the smart barrel system implementation can provide speed alert/warning and reduce collision risk. To demonstrate that a future smart barrel product and the cost, battery life and deployments....

Statewide Interoperability Governing Body (SIGB); Through previous work performed by the State, it was clear that the capital and operating cost associated with a statewide network would be a challenge. Therefore, particular attention in the plan...

The strategic plan for the agency created under DHS Director Ed Lake’s leadership encourages us to grow in a new direction. The strategic plan created by Child Care Services (CCS) details what that means for our division and is aligned with the...

Following is the State of Oklahoma’s Strategic Five-year State Workforce Investment System Plan for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Wagner-Peyser Act. The plan covers the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017. This plan...

While White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey and Largemouth Bass have benefited from sportsmen’s dollars, their funding support has not been enough to address the needs of all 800-plus wildlife species in the state. That is why it has been so important for...

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) hereby submits the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2010 (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010). The federal Clean Water Act (CWA) requires the OWRB, as program...

I tried to find an appropriate road sign to describe our Center. The most relevant is a welcome sign to all motorists and very fitting for the Oklahoma Transportation Center's current situation "Construction End."; Construction is now over. It took...

The purpose of this Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is to provide the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) with guidance on enhancing the efforts of existing organizations and redefining its own role. Through its...

Greetings M-POWER Contractors! The Tobacco Use Prevention Service along with the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust is excited about you joining the Oklahoma Tobacco Control Program team. You have accepted an awesome responsibility of addressing...

Instead of the typical TMDL study that is usually developed to address water quality issues in impaired waters, the Oklahoma DEQ will develop a watershed-based management plan. An important component of the watershed plan will be the identification...

This Work Plan (WP) has been prepared by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) on behalf of ConocoPhillips Company (COP) to guide Site-Wide Characterization at the Former Duncan Refinery. The goal of the Site-Wide Characterization is to...

WHEREAS, the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma share a common goal of improving water quality in the designated Scenic Rivers; WHEREAS, in an effort to avoid costly and protracted litigation and administrative proceedings which would further strain...

TIris report summarizes the results of the third five-year review for the Soil Remediation Unit (SRU) of the Blackwell Zinc Site (BZS) located in Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma. Blackwell Zinc Company, Inc. (BZC) prepared the draft report at the...

OWRB updated the 1980 Plan in 1995, and is currently going through the process of producing the 2011 Update to the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan (2011 Plan). Since publication of the 1980 Plan, Oklahoma City, and other communities in central...

Attached is the report of the Transition Survey Team for the Department of Transportation. The report contains answers to your specific questions and an appendix containing response to questions which I posed to the individual team members based on...

In 2011, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) commissioned the University of Oklahoma Department of Emergency Medicine (OUDEM) to prepare an assessment of helicopter Emergency Medical Ser-vices (HEMS) in Oklahoma. OSDH felt that the...

From the Director's Desk by Dave Engle; An Introduction to the Interim Director of the Water Center by Garey Fox; 2015 Request for Pre-Proposals in Water Research; E. coli as an indicator of water quality by Josh Payne;

Performance management is a communication process by which managers and employees work together to plan, monitor and review an employee’s work objectives and overall contribution to the organization. More than just an annual performance review,...

This plan serves to document the Quality System and the quality assurance policies and procedures within the State Environmental Laboratory Services Division (SELSD) of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) State Environmental...

Planning for extreme weather and climate events are central to the work of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, though are not the only focus. The following represent the various thematic focuses of SCIPP with a brief description of the...

Pursuant to the request of the City of Oklahoma City and in accordance with the requirements of 74 O.S. § 227.8, we performed a special audit associated with certain city contracts regarding the implementation of the Police Records Management...

This is the Single Audit Report of the State of Oklahoma for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. The audit was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and the provisions of the Office of Management...

Roadway Weather Information System and Automatic Vehicle Location Coordination involves the
development of an Inclement Weather Console that provides a new capability for the state of Oklahoma
to monitor weather-related roadway conditions. The goal...

As you know, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services will be working over the next couple of years to create innovative agency efforts to serve Oklahomans at risk or in need. The Adult and Family Services (AFS) strategic plan is designed to...

There are 13 point source facilities with oxygen demanding effluent whose discharges go either directly to this portion of the river or into a tributary within several miles of the river. Some of these discharges have permit limits that are based...

Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. (BMcD), under contract with the Oklahoma Department of Central Services Construction and Properties Division on behalf of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ), will conduct a Remedial...

The primary goal of the Self-Help Information Portal (SHIP) grant project was to develop online tools and resources to assist OCSS customers in overcoming obstacles to paying their child support thereby making child support payments a reliable...

Following is the State of Oklahoma’s Strategic Five-year State Workforce Investment System Plan for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Wagner-Peyser Act. The plan covers the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017. This plan...

Every Oklahoman will benefit from the improved quality and decreased cost of health care afforded by the secure and appropriate communication of their health information to all providers involved in their care, raising the health status of...

The objective of reducing information technology operational cost is accomplished by identifying, prioritizing and executing consolidation projects.; Each quarterly report includes a list of all consolidation projects that are complete or in process

This study has three objectives: 1. Analyze the performance of different aggregate/binder combinations, the sources of each and their use for ODOT chip seals to identify both successful and unsuccessful chip seal designs. 2. Characterize the...

The Oklahoma Transportation Center is a National University Transportation Center sponsored by the United States Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration.; Preparation of this year's annual report provided...